OATLALI (South African chess game)

OATLALI first tournament was hosted in Roman Catholic church in Zwelethemba Worcester, Western Cape in year 2019 of the 27th July, and it was a complete success though it was not expected. There was no much expectations As the tournament almost become a failure due to the lack of support from people of Zwelethemba or OATLALI was still a new game, so they didn't see a reason to suppose what they are not familiar with. Others have bad reasons or excuses not to support, reason like " I won't leave booze for that stupid game, we are not kids, we don't have time for nonsense and so on. But Moeketsi and his wife Yamkelwa didn't give up, they managed to get all the support they needed for the tournament to go on. They handed over medals and certificate of participation to very single one who participated in OATLALI tournament, also gave away money prizes to the winner from their pocket without any kind of sponsorship. With they little s

There are benefits for playing OATLALI and any other chess variant including board games that are not in chess family. Those benefits are much the same. I did post them on my first post in this blog when I was introducing OATLALI. On this present post I will only post the benefits.           10 benefits for playing OATLALI 1. Develops perspective 2. Improves memory 3. Increases intelligence 4. Deepens focus 5. Elevates creativity 6. Boosts planning skills 7. Increases self-awereness 8. Boosts self-confidence 9. Reduces stress and anxiety 10. Protects against dementia And for the bones it also benefits for kid. #OATLALI #SOUTHAFRICANCHESS #LEARNandPLAY

Hello guys today I'm going to show how to play OATLALI, the original variant. As I said before it have three variables, so this is the original one or the main one. for me this the best variant and it is not that different from the second one, basics are the same, principles are the same, just few rules are been changed there and there. Okay before i get to the point, I would like to thank you so much for your support. Please keep on visiting this blog and share with other.. lots of thanks.               HOW TO PLAY OATLALI At the start of the game each player has to place his or her 22 pieces on thier respective first three rows, starting with the king and follow by any other pieces one-by-one or they can use the game's own custom formation in the setup. After both players have done then the game starts with the white player making the first move. Just like Shogi a player can use the opponent's piece which was previously captured. Every piece beside

Now I will list OATLALI principles, just like any board game, it has it's one and they are much simpler with the principles of every chess game, since it is oa chess variant.                        OATLALI PRINCIPLES 1. Try to develop your pieces quickly. 2. Develop your horse towards the centre,     and don't push it in enemy territory      without a backup. 3. Think before you act, no unnecessary       move, always act with purpose. 4. Make sure you the one who is in control      of the centre. 5. Be very careful of the order you move          your pieces. 6. Try to move the stronger pieces to               control important positions on the               board as early as possible. 7. Never move the same piece too many         times, you will lose your rhythm. 8. Play aggressive, yet calculate and                always position. 9.  Always target your opponent's stronger      pieces. 10.  Even if it's a pawn, never do the                    unnecessary se

As OATLALI have this variants of its own here I'm about to show you how to play the second style. It does have name yet but if there is someone how can give name for this style please do so. I won't be explaining about what is OATLALI, as I did from the first post of this blog. Those how don't know please go to the first post and read there.  I'll be introducing the characters and their abilities, meaning the movements.                   PIECES AND MOVEMENTS king is the post important piece of the game and fragile as well. It can move one step vertical, horizontal and diagonal. General my not look strong but is so useful around its king. It moves one or two steps vertical, horizontal and diagonal. Wizard is the most strongest piece of the game. It moves vertical and diagonal without any restriction of each move. Horse is no diff